I finally got around to seeing what all the buzz was about. Matt Damon is nothing short of great in the movie, although I can’t speak for the scientific accuracy of any of the things done in the movie.
Also, I’d meant to read the book (which I own) before watching the movie, but things happen. Now maybe I’ll go ahead and do that.
Have you seen or read The Martian? Your thoughts?
Johnny Reads 
Movie boring rehash of Robinson Crusoe, vehicle for Mat D. Docudrama.
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I didn’t find it boring. And to call any story a rehash of anything is to selectively forget that all stories written today take things from stories already written.
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My favorite saying is: Take the reader where the reader is not expecting to go, so this story didn’t work for me. Glad you enjoyed it.
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I really enjoyed The Martian. It was pretty faithful to the book too.
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I need to get to reading it.
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I loved the movie. I didn’t expect it to be as funny as it was. 😂 Haven’t read the book yet, but I plan on it.
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Yes. I thought it was just the right amount of humor mixed in with some nice storytelling.
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I’ve read the book and enjoyed it, though I wouldn’t count it as one of my favorites! I haven’t seen the movie.
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Hmmm. I’m not a usual reader of anything sci fi, so it’s a bit out there for me. Hopefully I like.
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I hope so, too! 🙂
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😊
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The book is quite good. The main character faces some additional challenges that didn’t make the movie. My favorite thing about this story is that it started off as a series of blog posts on Andy Weir’s site and then became a $.99 book on Amazon. Indie Authors Rule!
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Yep. Definitely one of the better self published success stories.
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The movie was great but the book is better. What a splendid voice the author has created here– the earth-bound contingent is not as interesting. In the last third of the book, I paused because things were stretching my credulity, but then I decided I liked our botanist Mark so much I didn’t care if the action was plausible– I simply wanted to rescue him. So there! The movie stretches even further at the end, but I hope most people make a similar decision to mine, to sit back, turn off the interior editor, and enjoy.
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So there were parts of the book you didn’t believe and found them to be difficult to read? If yes, I don’t I think I’ll have that problem since it isn’t a book that sets out to make me believe anything.
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I loved the movie and I loved the book. I thought the movie was a pretty true to the book.
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If that’s the case, then I imagine I’ll enjoy the book too.
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Enjoyed it a lot.
My thoughts on it are here- https://bck1402.wordpress.com/2015/10/02/the-martian-2015/
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You wrote a nice review and I just said I enjoyed it. Ha! But I agree with much of what you said, especially about the science stuff not necessarily being accurate. I agree. It isn’t a documentary about surviving on Mars, it’s a literary adaptation. Also, I tried commenting on your post, but my app kept going to a blank screen
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